Saturday was a day of rest for the Grizzlies and the other teams competing for the Western Conference's final playoff spots. The Grizzlies boarded a plane for San Antonio, sans Tayshaun Prince, who stayed in Memphis to watch his college team, Kentucky, take out teammate Jon Leuer's Wisconsin Badgers. Presumably Mike Miller and Nick Calathes also had a glum night, watching their top-seeded University of Florida fall to UConn in the NCAA's early game.

If the playoffs began today: The Grizzlies would still be the eighth seed by benefit of a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Suns and would face the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs.

Games that matter tonight: The Grizzlies visit the Spurs followed by the Suns hosting the Thunder in an NBATV double-header that could be of huge importance to the playoff race. If the home teams win in both games this will have been a very bad day for the Grizzlies' playoff odds. Meanwhile, the Mavs visit the Kings, where they will be a strong favorite.

Our Griz coverage: The Spurs, who host the Grizzlies at 6 p.m. Sunday, have dominated the series for some time now -- winning 13 of the last 15 meetings since Memphis' 2011 playoff series triumph over San Antonio. But in beat reporter Ronald Tillery's story, the Griz show great respect for the Spurs but concede nothing. Check out our live coverage for automatic updates, including analysis and commentary from those who closely follow the Grizzlies and Spurs.

For a Spurs perspective, you might want to check out this video preview from the San Antonio Express-News.